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Srikapardhi February 9th, 2017 11:40 AM 27 COMMENTS

Upcoming flagship smartphones with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset

Qualcomm’s flagship chipsets have always been manufacturer’s go-to processors for their top-of-the-line handsets. Every year, the chipset manufacturing company introduces a new flagship chipset with tons of improvements over its predecessor. And 2016 was no different. Qualcomm has introduced its latest flagship chipset, the Snapdragon 835 back in November last year. As most of you may already know, the company will produce Snapdragon 835 chipset in collaboration with Samsung using... Read More

Srikapardhi February 8th, 2017 7:39 PM 55 COMMENTS

Here’s How Airtel is Countering Jio with its myHome Service by Offering Free Data to Consumers

India’s leading telecom operator, Bharti Airtel has come up with yet another initiative to combat other telecom operators in the country. In this offer, Airtel Broadband users will get 5GB of additional data for every Airtel postpaid and/or DTH connection that they link with their broadband account. So, what exactly is the offer? Suppose, you are a customer of Airtel DSL (Direct Subscriber Line) connection, you are eligible to get... Read More

Ria Lakshman February 7th, 2017 2:25 PM 2 COMMENTS

Vodafone expands 4G footprints in UP West & Uttarakhand, launches services in Haldwani

Vodafone India has launched its SuperNet 4G service in Haldwani, a city in Nainital district of Uttarakhand. The company will soon expand the service to other major towns across the circle by March 2017. UP West and Uttarakhand are key markets for Vodafone. The service provider has already launched the service in Meerut, Aligarh, Haridwar, Agra, Bareilly, and Dehradun in the region. “We have a lot to offer to our... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 6th, 2017 7:53 PM 66 COMMENTS

Airtel accuses Jio of “creating a monopoly for itself, files complaint with CCI

Bharti Airtel, India’s leading telco by users has reportedly complaint the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against Reliance Jio. According to various media reports Airtel, in its counter complaint, accused the Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator of “creating a monopoly for itself” through predatory pricing with intention to kill competition. Airtel, in a letter dated 2 February to the competition watchdog, said that Jio’s predatory free pricing strategy is to “injure... Read More

Srikapardhi February 6th, 2017 1:01 PM 27 COMMENTS

Is Vodafone SuperHour plan the cheapest data pack in the market now?

Vodafone India is putting in all its efforts to attack Jio’s aggressive data and voice offers in the country. And in one such effort, the telco had recently introduced the SuperHour data packs which seem to have received a positive response from the customers. After all, Vodafone is offering unlimited 3G/4G data for one hour starting as low as Rs. 16. Too good to be true, right? Not really, Reliance... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 6th, 2017 10:07 AM 14 COMMENTS

How do Idea’s new Digital offers fare against Airtel and Jio’s offerings

With the inception of Reliance Jio’s Welcome Offer followed by Happy New Year Offer, providing best tariff plans at affordable prices, if not for free is just not enough to keep the existing customers hooked. Everyone wants that extra something — some additional value on top of the usual services. And Indian telecom operators seem to have found that “extra something” in offering free digital services. Following the footsteps of... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 6th, 2017 7:13 AM 32 COMMENTS

Idea 4G services coming to Mumbai very soon

Idea, India’s third biggest telecom operator is reportedly planning to extend its 4G services to Mumbai. The telco had introduced its 3G services in Mumbai back in 2011. And now, almost 6 years after the introduction of 3G and a year after the launch of its 4G services in India, Idea Cellular is planning to introduce its 4G service in Mumbai very soon. Yesterday, we received a message from Idea... Read More

Srikapardhi February 5th, 2017 7:01 AM 33 COMMENTS

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 to Redmi Note 4: What has changed?

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 3 back in February last year (in India), and in just over 10 months the company managed to sell over 3.6 Million Redmi Note 3 units in the country. Now, that’s quite an achievement, one must say. Continuing the legacy of the Redmi Note 3, the Apple of East has launched its new mid-range warrior, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 in India a couple of... Read More

Ria Lakshman February 4th, 2017 9:22 PM 33 COMMENTS

Indian GSM, CDMA telcos face penalty for bad 2G and 3G services: Report

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has reportedly imposed Rs 11 crore penalty on Indian GSM and CDMA telcos for bad service quality including call drops, according to Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha. While informing the Rajya Sabha, Sinha said that the regulator imposes financial disincentives for non-compliance with the benchmarks for Quality of Service parameters including call drops. He said that the Trai monitors the performance of service providers... Read More

Srikapardhi February 4th, 2017 3:56 PM 33 COMMENTS

Airtel now pushing users to opt carrier billing option on Google Play Store

Just a couple of days ago, Google had reportedly enabled support for carrier billing service on Google Play Store for two of the biggest telecom operators in India — Bharti Airtel and Vodafone. And now, the service seems to have gone live for Airtel subscribers in India. We received a message from Airtel today which read “Introducing Airtel Billing option for Google Play Store. Now purchase apps, games and more... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas February 3rd, 2017 5:15 PM 19 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio acquires 94% mobile data traffic share; trails behind Airtel in 4G speeds: Credit Suisse

Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has managed to acquire 94% mobile data traffic share in India, driven by its free data services since its commercial launch in September last year, and it also has the maximum network coverage in 80% of cities, a Credit Suisse note said. Jio’s 4G speed trails behind its competitor Airtel with below 8 Mbps. Airtel led the pack with over 12 Mbps, followed by Idea at... Read More

Srikapardhi February 3rd, 2017 7:02 AM 40 COMMENTS

Data War: Idea Cellular Now Offering 10GB of 3G/4G Data at Rs. 256 for Select Customers

The launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G services has startled the entire Indian telecom sector. In order to stay in contention with the new entrant’s free 4G services, incumbent operators such as Idea Cellular, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India, etc are aggressively offering new plans to their consumers. Last week, we reported that Airtel is offering 4GB of data at just Rs. 149 as a part of their segmented offer, today, one... Read More